The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-09

A mass meeting of anti.pruhibi
t,oui.ts MAS held last evening at th,
court house. The district court room
wa- overlooking and groat eutnu-i
asni WA. manifested. Judge l.. G.
Alexander asccuded the stand II,
sa;d that the legislature had submit.
tod To the people OF Texas the prohi-
hilton amendment, which would bt
vo,,i on III August. That the bill
nod lp,riiy been passed before Chris.
t;ap non partisan organization had
attemptrI to bulldolc the people OF
pay. into voting away their consti.
,utional rights. That numUer OF
man mad met IN Austin whose name.
arc synonymous with virtue and de-
mocr.,,,. aud suggested that contra
nv organization be formed. lie had
been requested to act ~ chairman OF
of The county He said he would
take the stump against the amend.
ment aud 6rcp IT until the election
He read tic addrcs, by tIr Austin
convcntion. lie said tna; The pro-
hibitionl-ts had PROPOSE 20 conduct
the campaign with dccency and dlgui.
~, AMI the Nrst -hOt h.cu was ds.
noun Ing IN undignjlioda mtiun-
full tcrui-. men Ike Hon Geo. Clark.
who lu the Innocence OF their sous
had suppo-ed That they had 81 right
TO 60 what they might eat aud wDlr.
That they Wuuid tty to take oil the
bulld one OF the prohibltionists. The
pros said they wanted " non partisan
fight lie disputed the premise, of
prphibitioni-t-. He confessed that
whisky had caused evil. lie
aid that in 5OU felony cases no had
ried " tilc district Judge. only l.9U
,howci that whisky entered into the
'ausc. but cOYetuusucss and other
wills did. Why not lcgislatc agrin~,
host two HrohibltlOnlsts ,gld TINT
vhish had increased crime. set hr
ard that III this country crime had
lecrca.ed Public opinion is the
,rea' clyiilcr. tie read letter OF
Ion. l,ichArd Coke, in regard to por-
iona liberty m which Coke said thnt
llrohlbltlUu was violation OF ndi.
''idual liberty. Coke said "a when.
ver the Amendment was submitted
would oppose it, lie said that il the
rim pics of the democratic party
we're endangered two year. ago they
erta luy were nov. 1t mAde no differ
! nee Go ulm about little plank insert
ID IN tae state platform by politicians
IN the Galveston convention. Tint
II The amendment was not voted down
the democratic parry would not re
msiu IN power in this state four
years ald the next democratic cAndl.
date for President would be defeated
Coke WAS no pope. When the national
emo rallc convention met next IL
Ill0ul declare against prohibition.
Vtnat would Coke do between ScyllM
"a Charibdi-: II anti prohibition
S A'rr7y' VINO was IL taught it to
em h,chard Cok" lie compli.
eriod Roger q. Mil's,and s'id there
Us not enough pillra- in liH g'it OF
10 government 4" make Minis
,Tp quiet when INC lh T..
les % Oh" people were
LNau 81. Hon Geo. Vest, OF Nilsson.
{, had L.A.tc ,peecn ON t.i, ,.ij .g..
I'd hi si he would Wl't ON, a thn
nlteu Hjc- ~cuHtc Ociur, lc N.u.l
r,e the uorc'ic- OF "a" pcoplc Ut Wis.
oun invaded hy prohihltiou lie
ogges that the county ought 10 bc
c eganiz at at once and delegates elect
atotne Dallas convention. lie snid
nat the prohihiti>n movement was
oy 'Ac priests of the church, they
lsd sal that this movement was ole
y u mora one. but that Neal Dow
SaG sac 1t WAS political one.
Il AneepcANcr"ps frequently applaud
,uuurlhs THE oraIon aud c-prciriy
ny 'r'hu'c 10 Hon. ltogerQ Mills.
yuuRr Ee, Clark was cpIlcd upon
~ H., saI9 mat the meeting was not tor
Am pui for work, but he would
"ei"'' Il- undying opposition 10
aInendment. lie said that he had
pec'ei TO have met in this cam.
vs." digniliei tolerance. but
IN inc first he had met with -
eai OF NTH which would disgrace
m'nr politicians OF New York city.
% been under the deluslon that
s.w"' free country, hut If it was
tNeN would lI4ht until they muip